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Wildlife of Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 104

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II 1 0 30/05/2017
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II 1 0 31/05/2017
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 31/05/2017
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q 1 0 20/03/1995
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1 0 31/05/2017
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 31/12/1979
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 30/05/2017
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI 1 0 30/05/2017
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA 1 0 30/05/2017
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I 1 0 30/05/2017
animals ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys suillus pigsnout pipefish U I 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL NTQ I 2 2 07/08/2019
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2020
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C NTQ 2 2 31/07/2019
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia cryptantha C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psammitica C NTQ 2 2 20/03/2023
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C NTQ 2 2 29/07/2020
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii forma banksii C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C NTQ 1 1 19/07/2021
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum brevicaule C NTQ 1 1 29/07/2020
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus apricus C NTQ 2 2 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium schindleri C NTQ 2 2 10/06/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ 2 2 07/08/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum chlorostachys C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ 3 3 05/11/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C NTQ 2 2 22/08/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea C NTQ 2 2 05/11/2019
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides aurantiaca SL NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cullenii Cullen's ironbark C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus phoenicea scarlet gum C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax aphylla C NTQ 1 1 03/04/2019
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ 2 2 07/08/2019
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne abortiva C NTQ 2 2 27/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum irritans C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ 2 2 18/04/2020
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia australasica C NTQ 2 2 26/06/2024
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C NTQ 2 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea persiehana C NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Musgrave J.Wrigley+ NQ1579) C NTQ 2 2 07/08/2019
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C NTQ 2 2 05/11/2019
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C NTQ I 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C NTQ 3 2 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea bifida forked comb fern SL NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton vitifolius SL NTQ 1 0 30/05/2017
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ 1 1 10/12/2018
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium cordifolium SL NTQ 2 2 22/08/2019
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium leiophyllum SL NTQ 2 2 12/11/2024
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I 1 1 27/06/2024
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ 1 0 31/05/2017
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I 1 0 30/05/2017

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-ngaynggarr-cypal

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